Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 2019

Say what you must about the Goose Island crew, but it’s undeniable that their ability to command your attention during stout season is top tier.  BCS 2019 sees Chicago’s oldest brewery focus on single origin bourbon more than years past.  Heaven Hill Distilleries is home to more bourbon barrels than …

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The Inaugural ChiSox Beer Festival

Sox Park is actually the perfect space for a party of this nature. Low key, we should be doing this shit right here like four times a year. Guaranteed Rate Field has a Fan Deck located in center field and behind that is a concourse that runs the length of …

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Roebuck Pizzeria and Brewery

For those keeping score at a home, Founder Greg Shuff + Director Of Brewing Operations Brant Dubovick will have opened four gastropub brewery concepts by 2020. Roebuck is spot number three; It’s an edgy, dead sexy Neo- Neapolitan pizzeria that sits next door to the first concept, DryHop Brewers. The …

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The Mighty Half Acre Beer Co.

When you ask Matt Gallagher, Co-Owner/Head Brewer which of Half Acre’s collaborations over the years was his favorite, the answer is swift and a little surprising. “There are two, Brasserie De La Senne in Brussels, and our Oat IPA with New Belgium back in 2012.” Avoine IPA (French for oats) …

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